Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "darrelleifert" 
<darrelleifert@y...> wrote:
> Hi Loring --
> 
> Hmmm, I think what I *really* meant to ask was whether a digital 
> camera can mimic the ability of film to "compress" a high-contrast 
> scene so that both shadow and highlight detail are evident in the 
> final print.  

For digital cameras, there is a simple techniques that allows both 
shadows and highlights to be capture even though they are out of 
range of the ccd.

Take one shot for the hightlight and another one for the shadows and 
combine both shots in Photoshop. This technique is described on 
numerous sites. Search www.luminous-landscape.com for their own take 
on this techique.
Cheers,
Andre